Hello!

My name is Brynn Schierenbeck (she/her) and I am very excited to be this year’s Society of Rheology/Soft Matter Kitchen Intern studying under Professor Arif Nelson. I am an incoming senior at Cornell College pursuing a B.S. in Engineering. Following my graduation, I plan to attend graduate school and navigate my way into space research.

To offer a bit of background about myself, I entered college as a Finance major. However, after taking one General Physics course, I realized I needed to change things up. I switched to Engineering and began collecting STEM-related tutoring positions for both high school and college students. In doing this, I realized I not only enjoy the content but am also satisfied by the ability to communicate my understanding to others. I am looking forward to continuing this for the Soft Matter Kitchen website.

Outside of academics, I enjoy athletics as well as experimenting in the kitchen. Though I am usually quite busy with work and soccer, I make time on occasion to whip up something tasty using whatever I can find in our dorm. Having also been trained as a school cook, I hope that I can use these experiences to my benefit when creating content throughout the summer.